Cocos Island Postal Stamp Album


Commemorative set "Ratification of Sovereignty over Cocos Island" June 24, 1978. The same set was used April 30, 1979 on the "first day cover" shown on the main page. Actually, a post office was opened for 24 hours on Cocos Island and closed therafter for ever. The rubber stamp used on this cover was destroyed after this day.

Edition of five and ten cent stamps, printed by the American Banknote Company 1937

Commemorative edition printed 1936 by Perkins, Bacon and Company to tell the world, Cocos Island belongs to Costa Rica.

Two endangered Cocos species on 15 and 35 Colones stamps, 1992 UPAEP edition .

2 and 15 Colones stamps, 450 years aniversary of the discovery of Cocos Island 1542 - 1992,

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© 1996 Peter Disch-Lauxmann